Both Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins grabbed Oscars for their respective roles as Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. The film also won Best Picture and made $270 million at the box office worldwide. Foster revealed that she avoided Hopkins for most of the filming because she was afraid of him.

Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs | Credits: Orion Pictures

Foster explained that most of their scenes were shot with glass partitions in between them. It was this dynamic between the actors that reflected in the film and fans loved it. The scenes between Hopkins and Foster were dramatically new for the viewers at the time.

Jodie Foster avoided Anthony Hopkins for most of the filming of The Silence of the Lambs Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in a still from The Silence of the Lambs | Credits: Orion Pictures

Jodie Foster played a young...